Temel İhtiyaç Derneği (TİDER)

What Temel İhtiyaç Derneği (TİDER) does

Temel İhtiyaç Derneği (TİDER) is a Turkish non-profit association founded in 2010, originally as Gıda Bankacılığı Derneği (Food Banking Association) and renamed in 2014 to reflect an expanded mission that includes employment and human development alongside food banking. Headquartered in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, with an operations center in Maltepe, TİDER operates Turkey's only certified member of The Global Food Banking Network (GFN) and runs the country's largest structured food banking infrastructure, reaching 879,106+ beneficiaries across 7 regions, 38 provinces, and 70 locations and distributing 12,827 tons of food while preventing an estimated 36,612 tons of carbon emissions.

The organization executes its mission through a three-pillar "TİDER Model." Destek Market (Support Market) operates as a supermarket-format channel where SMS-verified beneficiary families — identified through district municipality social assistance foundations — shop for free using credit limits deducted at checkout, with a more dignified experience than traditional aid distribution. Destek İK (Support HR), enabled by the first private employment agency license ever issued to a Turkish civil society organization (Document No. 783, 2015), provides vocational training and job placement through the destekik.org platform and has placed 120 individuals to date. Destek Bulutu (Support Cloud) is a web-based logistics platform that matches producer, wholesaler, and retailer companies making in-kind donations with member food banks through location-based matching to reduce waste and transport cost. Supplementary channels include soup kitchens, warehouse distribution for disaster response, e-cards and gift certificates, and marketplace storefronts on Trendyol and Hepsiburada.

TİDER's revenue model is diversified across five streams: individual donations (recurring at 250/500/1,000 TL monthly tiers plus one-time gifts via the Fonzip platform), corporate cash donations, in-kind product donations from manufacturers and retailers (Nestlé, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Metro Türkiye, Ajinomoto, Cargill, PepsiCo, Barilla, Banvit, Mondelez among 60+ supporters), membership dues, and e-card sales. In-kind donations are eligible for tax deduction under Turkey's Food Banking Law, creating a structural incentive for corporate participation. Marketing and donor acquisition run through multi-channel community engagement including the Adım Adım charity-run initiative, corporate volunteer programs spanning five functional areas, social media, e-newsletters, and event-driven campaigns such as the September 2025 Food Banking Summit. Governance rests with a Board of Directors and a founding-member cohort including Aziz Akgül, Mustafa Ayman, Timur Bayındır, Can İkinci, Celil Ömer Görener, Melih Ödemiş, Hasan Serhan Süzer, Emine Feyhan Yaşar, and Refik Uğur Uralcan.

Name

Temel İhtiyaç Derneği (TİDER)

Legal name

Temel İhtiyaç Derneği

Website

https://tider.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TİDER is a Turkish non-profit association operating the country's only GFN-certified food banking network, serving families below the poverty line through 70 Support Markets and partner food banks across 38 provinces, complemented by an employment-placement platform and a donor-matching technology system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: TİDER receives donations from individuals through online platforms (Fonzip), bank transfers, and campaign-based giving. Options include one-time donations, monthly recurring donations (250 TL, 500 TL, 1,000 TL tiers), and special campaign donations.
2. Corporate Cash Donations: Corporate donations supporting the sustainability of poverty-fighting activities. Companies can provide cash donations designated for specific projects or general operations. SOCAR Türkiye's Ramadan Box campaign raised 223,000 TL.
3. In-Kind Product Donations: Companies donate surplus, near-expiry, or slightly damaged-packaged products. Under the Food Banking Law, donors can deduct the cost of donated products from taxable income and avoid disposal costs. This creates a tax incentive for corporate giving.
4. Membership Dues: TİDER collects membership dues from association members. Payment available via bank transfer (Denizbank, IBAN: TR66 0013 4000 0163 7594 3001 03) or credit card through the Fonzip platform.
5. E-Cards and Certificates: TİDER sells digital greeting cards and certificates (Birthday, New Year, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Holiday Celebration, Valentine's Day, Promotion) as fundraising tools. Cards can be purchased as digital, printed, or both formats with delivery options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TİDER operates a national food banking network across Turkey that distributes donated food and essential supplies (food, cleaning, hygiene, and clothing products) free of charge to families below the poverty line through supermarket-format Destek Market locations, soup kitchens, and warehouses. The organization also runs Destek İK (Support HR), a fee-free employment placement service for beneficiaries and job seekers, and Destek Bulutu (Support Cloud), a web-based logistics matching platform that pairs corporate in-kind donors with member food banks to optimize product routing and reduce waste.

Product overview

TİDER operates a multi-module social welfare ecosystem centered on three core pillars: Destek Market (Support Market) provides a dignified, supermarket-format shopping experience for beneficiaries who receive free essential products via SMS-verified accounts; Destek İK (Support HR) offers employment placement, vocational training, and job matching services through www.destekik.org; and Destek Bulutu (Support Cloud) is a web-based matching platform connecting corporate donors with food banks across Turkey's 7-region network. The TİDER Food Banking Network serves as the overarching infrastructure linking member food banks (markets, soup kitchens, warehouses) for coordinated food rescue and distribution. Supplementary offerings include E-Cards for donation-based gifting and a Fonzip-powered online donation system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Destek Market (Support Market): A format resembling a standard supermarket where rescued products and complementary purchases are grouped by category (food, cleaning supplies, clothing, baby products) and provided free of charge to beneficiaries.
• Destek İK (Support HR)
• Destek Bulutu (Support Cloud)

Products and services

• Destek Market (Support Market) A supermarket-format food bank where beneficiaries verified through district Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations can shop for free for essential products (food, cleaning, hygiene, and clothing) using an SMS-verified shopping account tied to household size.
• Destek İK (Support HR) A free human resources and employment placement service operated through the www.destekik.org online platform that matches job seekers (including beneficiaries of food banks) with employers, providing vocational training and job opportunities without any membership or job search fees.
• Destek Bulutu (Support Cloud) A web-based B2B matching platform connecting producer, wholesaler, and retailer companies making in-kind donations with member food banks in the Turkey Food Banking Network, enabling location-based matching to reduce logistics costs and food waste.
• TİDER Gıda Bankacılığı Ağı (TİDER Food Banking Network) The national network of food banks, soup kitchens, and warehouses coordinated by TİDER across 7 regions and 38 provinces, enabling knowledge sharing, in-kind product donation flows, and coordinated distribution of food and essential supplies to those in need.
• E-Kartlar (E-Cards / Donation Gift Certificates) Digital and printed greeting cards and certificates (birthday, New Year, Mother's Day, Father's Day, holiday celebration, Valentine's Day, promotion) sold as fundraising instruments, with delivery options for digital, printed, or both formats.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• The Global Food Banking Network (GFN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTİDER is the certified and only official member of The Global Food Banking Network in Turkey. GFN is an international non-profit organization working to ensure the strength and sustainability of food banking in more than 50 countries. GFN brings food banks together to share knowledge and experiences, and supports capacity-building programs. TİDER participates in the global network, contributing to and learning from worldwide food banking best practices.
• İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTİDER operates the first and only private employment agency license within a civil society organization in Turkey (Document No. 783 dated 12/09/2015). Through Support HR, the organization works with İŞKUR to facilitate employment for job seekers from beneficiary families.
• Social Assistance and Solidarity FoundationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTİDER collaborates with social assistance foundations affiliated with district municipalities to identify genuine beneficiaries who can access Support Markets. Beneficiaries are verified through applications submitted to these foundations.
• Adım Adım InitiativecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAdım Adım is a civil society initiative operating entirely with volunteers since 2008, inspiring social solidarity through charity runs. TİDER is one of the NGOs supported by Adım Adım. Charity runners create profiles, select TİDER's project, and collect donations through their network.
• Fonzip PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationTİDER uses the Fonzip platform for online donations, membership dues, e-card sales, event management, and fundraising campaign management. Fonzip provides the technology infrastructure for all donation processing and campaign tracking.
• Metro TürkiyemajorOthersMetro Türkiye is listed as a corporate supporter providing in-kind food donations to the TİDER network. Metro's wholesale operations generate surplus products suitable for donation.
• CarrefourSAmajorOthersCarrefourSA is listed as a corporate supporter providing in-kind food donations to the TİDER network. The retailer's surplus products are redirected to food banks.
• SodexominorOthersSodexo is listed among corporate supporters, providing benefit voucher services that may complement TİDER's assistance programs.
• VerifoneminorOthersVerifone is listed among corporate supporters, potentially providing payment technology support for TİDER's operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OzHarvest (Australia): Australia's leading food rescue organization and GFN member. Comparable for its surplus-food-to-charity redistribution model, scale of corporate partnerships, and tech-enabled logistics matching similar to TİDER's Support Cloud.
• Second Harvest (Canada): Canada's largest food rescue organization, a GFN member that uses technology-enabled matching to redirect surplus food. Comparable to TİDER's Destek Bulutu platform and its focus on food waste reduction alongside hunger relief.
• FareShare UK: UK's largest food redistribution charity, part of GFN, redistributing surplus food to a network of charities. Highly comparable operating model: corporate surplus sourcing → network distribution → community-based beneficiary access.
• Feeding America: Largest U.S. food bank network, member of the Global Food Banking Network. Operates a comparable model of sourcing surplus food from manufacturers and retailers and distributing through a member food bank network — same underlying food banking framework TİDER uses.
• Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay): Turkey's largest humanitarian organization, operating food distribution, soup kitchens, and disaster relief programs nationally. Direct comparable as a Turkish NGO providing food aid and basic necessities to vulnerable populations through a similar geographic network.
• Banco de Alimentos (Spanish Food Bank Federation): Spanish federation of food banks coordinating surplus food redistribution through a member network. Highly comparable to TİDER's Turkey Food Banking Network structure.
• Caritas Turkey: Turkish branch of the international Caritas confederation, providing food aid, shelter, and social assistance to vulnerable populations in Turkey. Comparable as a faith/values-driven NGO with parallel humanitarian services and overlapping beneficiary segments.

Emerging players

• Sabancı Foundation (Sabancı Vakfı): Major Turkish corporate foundation with social assistance and community development programs. Comparable as a large-scale Turkish philanthropic organization addressing poverty, though more grant-making than direct food distribution.
• İhtiyaç Haritası: Turkish non-profit technology platform mapping social aid needs and connecting donors with beneficiaries. Comparable in using technology to match supply with need in Turkey's social assistance space, though more focused on general aid than food specifically.

Others

• Global Food Banking Network (GFN): International non-profit of which TİDER is Turkey's only certified member. Listed as a peer because GFN is both the ecosystem anchor and a strategic partner for TİDER, providing network access and capacity-building.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/tiderorg
• Xx.com/Tidersosyal
• Facebookfacebook.com/tidersosyal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tidersosyal

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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